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Roads and highways licensing

Pavement licence

You must apply for a pavement licence if you want to put furniture on the pavement to sell or serve food or drink from your premises.

Street furniture licence

You will need a licence if you want to place planters, barriers, shop front displays, or advertising boards outside your premises.

Skip licence

A licence is required if you wish to place a builder's skip on any part of the public highway.

Container licence

You will need a licence to place a container on the public highway.

Scaffolding or hoarding licence

You will need a licence to place scaffolding and hoardings on the public highway.

Building materials licence

You will need a licence to place building materials on the public highway.

Temporary traffic order

Apply for permission to close roads to carry out road or development works.

Street works licence

You must apply for a street works licence to excavate the public highway and work on cables, ducts and pipes.

Crane licence

You'll need a licence to either use a crane on a public highway or a crane that sails over a public highway.

Tower cranes (oversail) licence

You'll need a licence to either use a crane that sails over a public highway.

Page last updated: 3 October 2024

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